Ubiquitous GSM Technology For Early Warning & Disaster Mitigation. Disaster Risk Reduction Public Lecture, 19th June 2014

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1 5 Ubiquitous GSM Technology For Early Warning & Disaster Mitigation Disaster Risk Reduction Public Lecture, 19th June 2014

2 A Natural Disaster of Catalytic Proportions Brought Multiple Dimensions of Disaster Management in to Focus

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5 5 Early Warning a Fundamental Element of Impact Mitigation and Disaster Management An Early Warning Would Have Saved Lives That Warning Never Reached Those Who Needed to Know

6 As a Result, Over 35,000 Lives Were Lost, Needlessly

7 In the Physical Domain an Early Warning Dissemination Mechanism should be Penetrative and Focused A Warning Mechanism which would be Effective in Alerting Citizens at Day or Night Comprehensible in Terms of Dialect Directed to Specific Location or Person or Equally Applicable for Mass Dissemination Immune to Communication Network Congestion

8 An Effective Early Warning Mechanism also Needs to be: Ubiquitous In the Context of Sri Lanka and Other Developing Countries in the South Asian Region, Wide and Effective Reach Translates to Authentic and Irrefutable Overridingly Reliable in Terms of Authenticity and Validity of Prompted Action. Affordability Accessibility Availability Trust and Familiarity

9 Challenge 2005 Could GSM Fill That Critical Need For An Intelligent and Ubiquitous Delivery Mechanism For National Disaster Warning?

10 Cell Broadcasting (CB) Cell Broadcasting (CB) SMS SMS Can GSM Be Used To Save Lives? Location Based Services (LBS) Location Based Services (LBS) Device Technologies Device Technologies R&D Based on GSM Family of Technologies

11 GSM Technology and the Mobile Phone have Emerged as Ubiquitous Vehicles of. Digital Empowerment The Mobile Phone Brings to the Palm of the Citizen an Online Connectivity Device Capable of Delivering Multifaceted ICT Services

12 GSM Networks Deliver Ubiquitous Reach An Early Warning via GSM can be Penetrative Focused Alert Customisatio n Multilingual and Visual Presentation Audible Alarms Device Customization Cell Broadcast for Mass Alerting Immune to Network Congestion Location Based Cell Broadcast And Location Directed SMS for Geographical Focused Warning Message SMS for Limited / Selected Recipients

13 Solution Concept

14 Research and Development Motivation Leverage Ubiquity of GSM Networks to Establish a Widely Available Early Warning Network Through a Combination of Device and Network Innovations Leveraging GSM Technology to Achieve Objective of Penetration and Focus Prototyping of a Robust GSM (CB And SMS) Based Alarm Device Conversion of a GSM Mobile in to an Alarm Device Creation of a Suite of Fulfillment and Administrative Technologies Capable of Supporting Early Warning process at a National Level

15 Development Focus Development Of A Purpose Built Alarm Device 2.5 GSM DEWN Alarm Device High Volume Alarms Messaging Interfaces to Domestic Devices and Public Address Systems ( TV, Radios, Alarms, Temple/Church Bells Loudspeaker System ) Development of a Handset Application Which Would Enable Advanced Presentation Handset Resident Application Translate SMS and CB Messages in to Screen Flashes and Audible Alarms Tri-lingual form Encompassing Sinhala and Tamil Development of Fulfillment and Administration Process and Technology Frameworks

16 Ubiquity Affordability and Availability Device Hierarchy Purpose Designed Alarm Device (Specialised Presentation) Key Stakeholders Java/ Symbion Capable Handsets Subset of Community (Advanced Presentation) and Key Stakeholders Any GSM Handset (Basic Presentation) All Mobile Phones

17 DEWN Fulfillment Technologies DEWN Administration Addressing

18 System Architecture

19 JAVA/ Symbian/ Microsoft Handset Handset Alarm is Activated via SMS or CB Features Terminal Resident Warning Application Customizable and Situation Specific Presentation Downloadable over GPRS at no Cost Customizable Alarm Tone

20 DEWN Remote Alarm Device Features Multiple Wake-up Measures Power Source Compatibility Back-up power up to 10 hrs Standby Multiple Alarm interfaces (TV, Radio) Call-back Facility LCD Message Panel

21 Addressing Standard GSM Handsets Features Basic Warning Message Immune to Network Congestion Ideal for Mass Alerts Configurable on Location Basis Can be Delivered to a Majority of GSM Handsets

22 DEWN Deployment in Sri Lanka Project Championed by Disaster Management Centre (DMC ) under The Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights

23 Disaster Warning Eco System

24 DEWN has Wide Applicability and a Variety of Micro Applications 1. Flood 2. Dam Burst 3. Epidemic 4. Forest Fire 5. Bomb Explosion 6. Chemical Hazard

25 Recognition Commended at The World GSM Awards, Barcelona (2007) Recipient of the Outstanding Interdisciplinary Research Partnerships Awarded by the National Science Foundation in Nov 2006 Winner of Overall Gold and Gold in the R&D Category at the National Best Quality Software Awards in Oct 2006 Overall Commendation for Leveraging GSM In The Community, by Vodafone (Cairo, Nov 2006)

26 DEWN 2.0 Watch this Space DEWN API & Web Application (Server Application) Mobile Application (ios & Android)

27 Thank You